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  1. Statins: Are these cholesterol-lowering drugs right for you? - Mayo Clinic

    Your long-term risk of a heart attack or stroke is the most important thing that your healthcare professional will keep in mind when thinking about statin ...

  2. Statin side effects: Weigh the benefits and risks - Mayo Clinic

    While statins are highly effective and safe for most people, they have been linked to muscle pain, digestive problems and mental fuzziness in some people.

  3. Statin Intolerance Service in Minnesota - Overview - Mayo Clinic

    At the Statin Intolerance Clinic, you'll undergo a full cardiovascular evaluation to determine if your symptoms are due to statin intolerance or other ...

  4. Mayo Clinic Minute: Who benefits from taking statins?

    Learn from a Mayo Clinic cardiologist about who benefits the most from taking statins to reduce cholesterol and increase heart health.

  5. Mayo Clinic Minute: Should older people take statins?

    Recent research shows that people 75 and older who go off statins have an increased risk of hospitalization because of cardiovascular problems. Dr. Francisco ...

  6. Statins: Do they cause ALS? - Mayo Clinic

    Do statins cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)?. Answer From Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, M.D.. There's no good evidence that statins cause or trigger ALS , ...

  7. Statins can save lives, are they being used? - Mayo Clinic News Network

    ― People who have coronary artery disease, stroke or peripheral artery disease often are prescribed a statin, a cholesterol-lowering drug that reduces the risk ...

  8. Cholesterol medications: Consider the options - Mayo Clinic

    Combination cholesterol absorption inhibitor and statin. Ezetimibe-simvastatin (Vytorin), Decreases LDL and triglycerides; increases HDL, Stomach pain, fatigue, ...

  9. Rhabdomyolysis from statins: What's the risk? - Mayo Clinic

    Although mild muscle pain is a relatively common side effect of statins, some people who take statin medications to lower their cholesterol may have severe ...

  10. Mayo Clinic Minute: Statins plus lifestyle equals healthy life

    Statins are medications that reduce your risk of a heart attack and stroke by lowering your cholesterol. Dr. Stephen Kopecky, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, ...